In a week packed with news over concerns for public health, Sen. Thom
Tillis (R-NC) described his own history of opposing certain health and
hygiene regulations, including those that require employees to wash
their hands after using the bathroom.

During a Q&A at the Bipartisan Policy Center on Monday, Tillis
related a story from his time in the state legislature in 2010,
complaining that the U.S. is "one of the most regulated nations in the
history of the planet," video via C-SPAN shows.
“I was having a discussion with someone, and we were at a Starbucks
in my district, and we were talking about certain regulations where I
felt like ‘maybe you should allow businesses to opt out,'" the senator
said.
Tillis said his interlocutor was in disbelief, and asked whether he
thought businesses should be allowed to "opt out" of requiring employees
to wash their hands after using the restroom.
The senator said he'd be fine with it, so long as businesses made this clear in "advertising" and "employment literature."
“I said: ‘I don’t have any problem with Starbucks if they choose to
opt out of this policy as long as they post a sign that says “We don’t
require our employees to wash their hands after leaving the restroom,”
Tillis said.
“The market will take care of that," he added, to laughter from the audience.